Obituaries

Mark Walter Whalen, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Benefis East in Great Falls due to a subdural hematoma. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's with burial at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon reception will follow the burial ceremony. Cremation has taken place. Mark was born on Aug. 4, 1919, in Marshall County, Minn., to James and Mary Ellen (Sinnot) Whalen. He graduated from high school and served four years in the Army during World...

Walter L. Lamey, 84, of Glendive, formerly of Havre and Lakeside, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Jim O'Neil officiating. Rite of Committal with mili- tary honors will be in the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Walter was born on July 18, 1920, in Havre to John E. and Mary (Kennedy) Lamey. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School with the class of 19...

Mark Walter Whalen, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Benefis East in Great Falls due to a subdural hematoma. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's with burial at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon reception will follow the burial ceremony. Cremation has taken place. Mark was born on Aug. 4, 1919, in Marshall County, Minn., to James and Mary Ellen (Sinnot) Whalen. He graduated from high school and served four years in the Army during World...

Walter L. Lamey, 84, of Glendive, formerly of Havre and Lakeside, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Jim O'Neil officiating. Rite of Committal with mili- tary honors will be in the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Walter was born on July 18, 1920, in Havre to John E. and Mary (Kennedy) Lamey. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School with the class of 19...

ROCKY BOY - Michael Edward LaMere Jr., 62, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation while hunting. The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia. A wake service began Tuesday at the LaMere family home and continues today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Burial will be held at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Great Falls. Michael was born May 1, 1942, at Fort Belknap to Michael E. LaMere Sr. and Lena Courchane. In 1947, the... Full story

CHINOOK - Joanne M. Lutes, 73, died at her apartment in Chinook on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, due to cancer. A memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church. Joanne was born on June 10, 1931 in Chinook to John and Inez (Groven) Betz. She was raised by her grandparents Halvor and Sophia Groven on the family ranch north of Chinook due to her mother's death when she was 2 years old. Joanne graduated from Chinook High School in 1951 and worked in the Blaine County Courthouse before going to Seattle in...

CHINOOK - Nancy Jane Taylor DePriest, 90, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with her family by her side. Services for Nancy will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Chinook High School Auditorium. Nancy was born on Dec. 30, 1913, at the Taylor Ranch west of Cleveland to Frank and Warne (Fitzgerald) Taylor. Nancy attended grade school at Peoples Creek School near the ranch, where the teacher often boarded with the family. She attended high school at the Ursuline Academy in Great Falls, graduating in 1932. She... Full story

ROCKY BOY - Adrian Randall Small died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at a hospital in Havre. A wake service began Friday evening at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with the funeral service set for 11 a.m. Saturday, also at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Adrian was born on Oct. 14, 2004, to Delano and Ariana (Teske) Small in Havre. Survivors include his parents; brothers, Colton Small of Rocky Boy and Mitchell Koop of Big Sandy; sisters, De'One Swan of Rocky Boy and Passion... Full story

DEL RIO, Texas - Mark Randall Kemp, 51, former assistant chief patrol agent for the Havre Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Del Rio. Visitation was held Sunday at Del Rio Funeral Home in Del Rio and a memorial service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Del Rio Memorial Park. Mark was born on May, 14, 1953, at Hale Center, Texas, to Steve and Frances Kemp. The family moved to Del Rio in 1955, where Mark attended North Heights Elementary school and Del Rio Junior High School. He graduated from...

RUDYARD - Opal Claire (Wolery) Harrison, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home. A funeral service was conducted by her nephew, the Rev. Dale Wolery, at 3 p.m. Sunday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. A reception followed at the church. A family graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Rudyard Cemetery. Opal was born at home on a farm near Hill on March 13, 1920, to Guy Clarence Wolery and Blanche Lulu Wilson. The Wolery family moved to Deer Park, Wash., when Opal was a... Full story

RUDYARD - Ann Domire, who taught at many Hi-Line country schools in the late 1920s and 1930s, then became a Rudyard farm wife and homemaker, died at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, the day after her 97th birthday. Her funeral Mass was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Diekhans officiating. Burial was to follow at the Hingham Cemetery with a reception to follow at the church. Ann Margaret Sohm was born on Oct. 14, 1907, at Danbury, Iowa, to... Full story

CEDAR PARK, Texas - James Russell Wilson, 36, died at his home in Cedar Park, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, after a year-long battle with colon cancer. A service and reception were held on Oct. 6 at Hill Country Bible Church NW. Jim was born on Oct. 27, 1967, in Kimpese, Congo. He lived most of his childhood in Havre. Jim was a software engineer for JJT Boston Inc. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Montana State University in Bozeman. Jim was an active member of Hill Country Bible Church...

HARLEM - Almarine H. McDonald, 96, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre due to natural causes. A graveside services will be in Sweetwater, Texas, on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Sweetwater Cemetery. Almarine was born on May 10, 1908, in Nolan County, Texas, to John Byron and Edna (Reed) McBurnett. She graduated from the 10th grade from Lake Trammel School in Nolan County and attended West Texas State Teacher's College in Canyon, Texas. She taught school for one year before marrying John McDonald in... Full story

HARLEM - Almarine H. McDonald, 96, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre due to natural causes. A graveside services will be in Sweetwater, Texas, on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Sweetwater Cemetery. Almarine was born on May 10, 1908, in Nolan County, Texas, to John Byron and Edna (Reed) McBurnett. She graduated from the 10th grade from Lake Trammel School in Nolan County and attended West Texas State Teacher's College in Canyon, Texas. She taught school for one year before marrying John McDonald in...

MEDFORD, Ore. - Jerome D. "Jerry" Mattern, 67, died Friday, Oct. 8, at the Rogue Valley Medical Facility in Medford, Ore., of natural causes. Viewing will be 2 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Jude's Catholic Church with Domenico Pizzonia officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon immediately after the graveside services at the St. Jude Parish Center. Jerry was born on July 29, 1937,... Full story

Rita Patricia "Patty" Leeds, 82, died of natural causes Saturday, Oct. 09, 2004, at the Aspen Gardens Care Facility in Helena. A vigil service will be today at 7 p.m. The funeral Mass will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. Both services will be held at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Robert Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery in Havre, with a luncheon immediately afterward at the St. Jude Parish Center. Patty was born on Nov. 15, 1921, in Havre to John and Mary (Schaffer) Coolen. Patty was the...

ROCKY BOY - John Roddy "Eagle" Sunchild, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, of natural causes at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. A wake will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Our Saviour's Luthern Church at Rocky Boy. A burial with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. John was born on June 10, 1930, in the Bear Paw Mountains to Pete and Fannie (Oats) Sunchild. He was the grandson of Sunchild, an early...

HARLEM - Catherine L. Wilson, 94, a longtime resident of Harlem, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home due to natural causes. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Saint Thomas Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. in Saint Thomas Catholic Church, with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. Catherine was born on April 11, 1910, in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, to Fred and Mary (Metchuk) Andrews. Catherine came with her parents to Caldwell by wagon from Lone Tree, Saskatchewan,...

MILES CITY - Marjorie "Marge" Lucille Urick, 89, of Miles City died on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at her home in Miles City surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Marge was born on Dec. 29, 1914, in Hinsdale, Ill., to Knute and Anna Martha (Sandstrom) Anderson. She grew up in northern Minnesota and attended a country grade school near Grand Rapids, Minn. She moved with the family to Coleraine, Minn. She graduated from Greenway High School in Coleraine, and Itasca Junior College and Business College in Duluth. Marge...

Ruth R. Possenti, 95, died at her home of natural causes on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. In accord with Ruth's wishes, there will be no service. Ruth was born on Sept. 6, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minn. Abandoned as an infant, she was adopted by Emma and William Rathbone of Minneapolis. When Ruth was 13, she and her mother moved to Havre. Her brother Ed Rathbone worked on the railroad here. Ruth married Sam Possenti, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Brooke Possenti, of Havre, and granddaughter, Laurie, who...

MILES CITY - Marjorie "Marge" Lucille Urick, 89, of Miles City died on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at her home in Miles City surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Marge was born on Dec. 29, 1914, in Hinsdale, Ill., to Knute and Anna Martha (Sandstrom) Anderson. She grew up in northern Minnesota and attended a country grade school near Grand Rapids, Minn. She moved with the family to Coleraine, Minn. She graduated from Greenway High School in Coleraine, and Itasca Junior College and Business College in Duluth. Marge...

Ruth R. Possenti, 95, died at her home of natural causes on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. In accord with Ruth's wishes, there will be no service. Ruth was born on Sept. 6, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minn. Abandoned as an infant, she was adopted by Emma and William Rathbone of Minneapolis. When Ruth was 13, she and her mother moved to Havre. Her brother Ed Rathbone worked on the railroad here. Ruth married Sam Possenti, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Brooke Possenti, of Havre, and granddaughter, Laurie, who...

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - Lee Todd, 77, longtime Montana resident, died on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, in Casa Grande. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service was held in Casa Grande on Oct. 2 with Win Alme officiating. Lee was born on June 11, 1927, in Bozeman to Ohmer and Sylvia (Covey) Todd. He was raised in Bozeman and served in the U.S. Navy. He returned to Montana and owned several businesses. He was a longtime employee of Baltrusch Construction in Havre. He retired seven years ago and moved to Arizona. Lee was active... Full story

ROCKY BOY - Leon Wayne Stump Sr., 52, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, as the result of a train accident in Salt Lake City, Utah. A wake service began Saturday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Leon was born to Pat and Julia (Wolf Walker) Stump on Jan. 4, 1952, at Rocky Boy. He obtained a GED and then attended the South Western Indian Pol... Full story

RANCHO CUCOMONGA, Calif. - Dale Kinder, 72, formerly of Havre, died on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, in California. No service is planned. His ashes will be spread at sea. Dale was born to Anna and Otto Kinder in Havre. He was retired. Survivors include his wife, Emma; son, Randy; daughter, Gail; sister, Gen Nelson of Billings; and a number of nieces and nephews....